Pandemic InfluenzaCABI, 2013 - 258 páginas With a strong emphasis on practicality, this book offers comprehensive coverage of the science and operational application of influenza epidemiology, virology and immunology, as well as vaccinology, pharmaceutical and public health measures, biomathematical modelling, policy issues and ethics. Each chapter raises key questions and answers them in clear and concise sections, detailing relevant modelling studies and further reading. This new 2nd Edition is comprehensively updated and includes:* major lessons from the 2009-10 pandemic* new contributions on surveillance, International Health Regul. |
Contenido
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2 Influenza Surveillance and Pandemic Requirements | 9 |
3 Basic Influenza Virology and Immunology | 19 |
4 Influenza in Birds and Mammals | 31 |
5 History and Epidemiological Features of Pandemic Influenza | 40 |
6 Epidemiology of Pandemic Influenza AH1N1pdm09 | 49 |
7 Clinical Features and Treatment of Pandemic Influenza AH1N1pdm09 | 61 |
8 Influenza Transmission and Infection Control Issues | 67 |
17 Port Health and International Health Regulations | 164 |
18 Socioeconomic Impact | 173 |
19 Ethical Issues Related to Pandemic Preparedness and Response | 181 |
20 Pandemic Communication | 189 |
Mexico | 198 |
Chile | 201 |
New Zealand | 204 |
Former Soviet Union | 208 |
9 Pandemic Preparedness | 77 |
10 Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity | 88 |
11 The Role of Exercises in Pandemic Preparedness | 97 |
12 Local Health Service Responses to AH1N1pdm09 Pandemic Influenza | 104 |
13 Biomathematical Modelling and Pandemic Preparedness | 112 |
14 Pharmaceutical Interventions | 122 |
15 Pandemic Vaccines | 139 |
16 National and International Public Health Measures | 152 |
Africa | 211 |
Denmark | 214 |
Southeast Asia | 217 |
North America | 220 |
Saudi Arabia | 223 |
Index | 227 |
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